THREAD
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SPOOL
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- WOOD, COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P19960085008
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SPOOL
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- WOOD, COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 3.4
- Diameter
- 3.2
- Description
- LARGE NATURAL WOOD SPOOL WITH APRICOT COLORED COTTON THREAD WRAPPED ON IT. HAS CREAM AND GREEN PAPER LABEL ON TOP MARKED "J.& P. COATS SHEEN MACHINE TWIST 80 YARDS 40". BOTTOM LABEL IS CREAM, RED AND GREEN WITH MARKINGS "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN SUPER SHEEN FAST COLOR 713". SPOOL AND LABELS HAVE HOLE THROUGH CENTRE. BOTH LABELS ARE SLIGHTLY WORN BUT TOP ONE IS FOLDED OVER, AND SPOOL IS SLIGHTLY SOILED. VERY LITTLE THREAD LEFT ON SPOOL SO BOTH ENDS ARE HELD IN NOTCH ON TOP EDGE.
- Subjects
- TEXTILEWORKING T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- DONOR FOUND THE THREAD IN HER SEWING KIT AND BELIEVES THEY BELONGED TO HER MOTHER DURING THE 1930'S. EILEEN BROUGHT THEM TO CANADA WHEN SHE MOVED HERE FROM ENGLAND.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960085008
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-09
- Collection
- Museum
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